FOREIGN NOTICES. 



475 



Clethra, C. abiifolia; Spicewood, Lcnints 

 benzoin; Winterberry, Prinos verticilla- 

 tus. 



A list of hardy shrubs that will grow in 

 dry, poor soil : Privet, Ligustruvi vulgare; 



Buckthorn, Rhamnus catharticus; Buffalo- 

 berry, Shepherdia argeniia; Bloody Dog-- 

 wood, Corniis sanguinea; Snowberry, Sym- 

 phoria racemosa; Jersey Tea, Ceanothus amc- 

 ricanus, &cC. 



FOREIGN NOTICES. 



A "Mouth-Water" for 

 PoMOLOGisTs. — We find in 

 a late number of the Revue 

 liorticole, the following ac- 

 count of a splendid new 

 cherry brought to light in 

 the interior of France. If 

 it sustains the character 

 given, it will rank at the 

 head of all cherries for size 

 and beauty, and probably 

 will equal any of the large 

 varieties in flavor. Our 

 outline is an exact copy 

 of the plate accompanying 

 the description. The color 

 of the fruit (beau rouge Ver- 

 million) is as striking as its 

 size. 



As the first few trees of 

 this superb new fruit were 

 only offered for sale in 

 France last autumn, we pre- 

 sume it will not find its way 

 to this country till the au- 

 tumn of the present year. 

 In the mean time, the most 

 ardent of our pomological 

 friends must be satisfied 

 with the description which 

 follows. — Ed. 



Great Bigarreau of 

 Mezel. Bigarreaux Mon- 

 streaux de Mezel — This 

 magnificent variety has been 

 discovered at Mezel, a vil- 

 lage of Limague, a short 

 distance from Clermont- 

 Ferrand.* 



The history and descrip- 

 tion of this new fruit were 

 given, on the 5th of July, 

 to the Horticultural Society 

 of Jluvergne, in the report 

 of M. H. Lecoq, vice-presi- 

 dent of the society. We 

 extract here the part rela- 

 ting to this tree. 



* Puy de 

 France. — Ed. 



Dome, central 



Fig. 107. Great Bigarreau Cherry 



